Denishawn School of Dancing
Biography
School of modern dance est. in New York by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.
Found in 299 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth St. Denis as Nautch Dancer
Ruth St. Denis performs as a nautch dancer at Denishawn Theatre, Westlake Park.
Ruth St. Denis at age 72, 1951
Ruth St. Denis in 1951 at the age of 72, seated on a hillside.
Ruth St. Denis at her home in Hollywood, 1950
Ruth St. Denis at her home in Hollywood in the 1950s.
Ruth St. Denis at the Taj Mahal, 1926
Ruth St. Denis poses at the Taj Mahal.
Ruth St. Denis, autographed photo, 1949
Autographed photograph of Ruth St. Denis performing outside in a flowing white costume. The photo is inscribed, "To my Phil with all of (unreadable). Miss Ruth '49"
Ruth St. Denis, Babylonian., between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs a Babylonian dance.
Ruth St. Denis Celebrating Her 76th Birthday, 1955
Ruth St. Denis celebrates her 76th birthday with Phil Baribault in 1955.
Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers in Soaring, between 1879-1985
Three dancers with one holding a large white cloth perform ''Soaring.'' A fourth dancer is behind the large cloth.
Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers in Soaring, between 1879-1985
The Denishawn Dancers perform in Soaring, choreographed by Ruth St. Denis and Doris Humphrey in 1919.
Ruth St. Denis Contact Sheet, 1950
Photograph of numbered negatives of Ruth St. Denis in various costumes.
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